Beer Bloggers/Writers to Explore Milwaukee at Annual Conference

Beer blogger and writers from around the country will gather in Milwaukee August 4-6 to explore the city’s beer scene and hone their skills at the 2017 Beer Bloggers and Writers Conference. Perhaps best known for its lengthy history with some of the most recognizable names in beer (Miller, Pabst), Milwaukee’s local craft brewing scene…

An Ethical Standard for Beer Blogging

The 2014 Beer Bloggers conference is rolling along in San Diego this weekend.  One of the topics is “Free Beer and Other Quandaries for Beer Writing Ethics.”  While preparing for the panel presentation, it quickly became clear bloggers do not fit neatly into traditional segments of the media. For one, citizen bloggers fill many roles:…

Cruising San Diego’s Breweries With Friends and Style

What happens when you pile 15 beer bloggers into a stretch limo and haul them around San Diego for a beer tour?  Exactly what you think would happen. One giant overloaded dose of beer geekerie coupled with one of the best ways to explore this fantastic beer scene.  The 2014 Beer Bloggers Conference isn’t all…

Time to Vote in the NBWA’s Best Beer Writing Contest!

The National Beer Wholesalers Association’s beer writing contest is winding down to the last week of voting.  Held in conjunction with the upcoming 2014 Beer Bloggers Conference in San Diego, beer bloggers from around the U.S. submitted entries based on the topic: America’s Beer Renaissance: Consumer Choice and Variety in the U.S. Beer Market. I…

Portsmouth to Boston: Beer Conference Fun in Pictures

The 2013 Beer Bloggers Conference rolled from Portland, ME to Boston, MA yesterday with a stopover in Portsmouth, NH for a beer lunch at Portsmouth Brewing Co.  It may very well be the most shoehorned brewery in the world, but you can’t argue with the results.  Once reaching Boston (and some very decidedly non-Montana like…

The Other Portland

Mention Portland in our area of Western Montana and everyone knows where you’re talking about. That active, lively, outdoors oriented, bicycling-loving town by the water with a heck of a beer culture.  Turns out that’s a pretty good description for the other Portland, too.  Well, not so sure about its love of bicycling, but after…